Temporary binder.



A. M. BARRETT.

TEMPORARY BINDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 10. 1912.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-L|THO.. WASHINGYUN. D, C

A. M. BARRETT.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1912. 1,109,029.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOm-LITHO-. WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR M. BARRETT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIeNoR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, To MARY K. BARRETT, or GLENCOE, ILLINOIS.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ARTHUR M. BARRETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Temporary Binders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to temporary binders designed particularly for magazines and similar periodicals, and has for its object to provide a new and improved binder in which the magazine may readily be held and retained against unauthorized removal; also a binder which will be of such construction as to automatically accommodate itself, without previous adjustments having been made, to magazines bound in different ways, as by side stitching, saddle stitching sewing, or pasting. I accomplish these objects as illustrated in the drawings and as hereinafter described.

Vhat I regard as new is set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly broken away; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal vertical section, partly broken away; Fig. 3 is a crosssection on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on line 14 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section showing a modification; Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-section on line 66 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the end pieces.

Referring to the drawings, 10 indicates a support or back-piece, preferably made of wood, which forms the central support for the parts of the binder, as shown in Fig. 3. In the form illustrated, said back-piece is substantially semi-elliptical, its lower corners being rounded and its upper surface flattened at the central portion thereof, but this may be varied. At each side of the flat tened portion of the back-piece 10 flanges 11 are provided, forming a channel 12 in which the back of the periodical is intended to fit and in which it is held, as hereinafter described. In the form shown in .Fig. 2, the end portions of the back-piece 10 are cut away at the top and bottom, forming tongue-portions 1314, and the flanges 11 terminate at the inner ends of such t0ngueportions, as shown.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 10, 1912.

Patented Sept. 1 1914.

Serial No. 696,365.

15 indicates an end-plate or piece which is shaped to conform to the cross-sectional configuration of the back-piece 10 and is adapted to fit upon the tongue-portion 14 and to be secured thereto by tacks, screws, or in any other suitable way. The end-piece 15 forms a continuation of the back-piece 10 but is made hollow to receive the supporting devices for one end of the retaining rod, as hereinafter described. 16 indicates a similar end-piece, which is fitted upon the opposite end of the back-piece 10 and is secured thereon in the same way.

17 indicates a U-shaped spring-plate, which is fitted within the end-piece 16 and is secured to the tongue-portion 13 so that one of its sides abuts against the adjacent end of the back-piece 10. As shown in Fig. 2, the plate 17 is provided with a flange 18 which rests upon the upper surface of the tongue-portion 13 and is held in place by the same tack or screw which holds the end piece 16 in position. That portion of the plate 17 which is adjacent to the outer end of the end-piece 16 is provided with a hook 19 forming a spring-latch which extends vertically adjacent to the end portion of the end-piece 16.

20 indicates a perforation in the end-piece 16 in convenient position so that by inserting a key or hooked rod the latch may be engaged and drawn toward the end-piece 16 to release the lock, as hereinafter described. Normally, the elasticity of the metal of which it is composed holds the latch 19 in operative position.

21 indicates a retaining-rod or strip, which is made of metal so as to be flexible and is pivoted at 22 to the upper end of a standard 23 which extends down into the end-piece 15 through a suitable slot in the upper surface thereof and carries a spring 241 which bears against a cross-pin 25 carried by the standard 23, as shown in Fig. 2. The upper end of the spring bears against the upper surface of the end-piece 15 and tends to draw the standard 23 down, but permits it to be partly drawn out. The opposite end of the retaining-rod 21 carries a tongue 26 having ratchet-teeth 27 at one edge thereof, said teeth being in position to be engaged by the latch 19 when the tongue ismoved down into the chamber formed by the end-piece 16. In the constructions shown the tongue 26 is extended above the retaining-rod to form a convenient handle by which to manipulate such rod. A slot is provided in the upper surface of the end-piece 16 and properly placed to direct the tongue 26 into engagement with the latch 19 and of proper size to prevent lateral movement of said tongue. It will be apparent that by this construction when the retaining-rod 21 is in the position shown in Fig. 2, a periodical held by it cannot be removed, since the retaining-rod is locked in position and the flanges 11 prevent the periodical being slipped out laterally. When it is desired to remove the periodical, the hook 19 is drawn out of engagement with the tongue 26 by the key above described, thereby releasing it and permitting the retaining-rod to be swung out of operative position. For the purpose of preventing the retaining-rod from cutting through the binding material of the periodical without interfering with the elasticity of such retaining-rod, it is provided with ferrules or sleeves 27 preferably in the form of flattened brass tubes, which are slipped thereon and secured in place by pins 28. The intermediate portion of the retaining strip is left uncovered so that its flexibility is not affected. Owing to the use of the yielding connection at one end of the retaining-strip and the provision of a series of notches in the tongue 26, it will be apparent that the retaining-strip can be adjusted to accommodate different styles of binding, and, in fact, will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of the back of the periodical placed in the binder.

2930 indicate the usual side'portions or leaves of the binder, which are secured to the back-piece 10 in the usual way, as by cloth strips 3132.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a modification of the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4, in which instead of employing the tongue-portions 1314 I employ a back-piece 10 which is substantially the full length of the binder, its end portions being hollowed out as shown at 3334, to form chambers to receive the connections for the retaining-strip. WVith this construction I employ end-plates, which are of the shape shown in Fig. 7, comprising a plate 35 having a horizontal piece 36 which lies substantially in the plane of the upper surface of the back-piece 10 and a bottom-plate 37 which fits under the lower end portion of the back-piece 10, as shown in Fig. 5. The end pieces used at both ends are practically alike, except that the one at the end containing the locking device is provided with a perforation 20 corresponding with the perforation 20. WVith this construction the locking device may be made L- shaped, as shown at 17, and be secured in the bottom of the chamber 33, as shown in Fig. 5; also the plate 35 may be provided with upwardly-projecting corners 38 which register with the flanges 11 of the backpiece.

The retaining-strip having the ferrules 27 shown in Fig. 2, is not herein claimed, as it is not my invention.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. In a temporary binder, the combination with a back-piece and a retaining-strip pivotally connected with the back-piece at one end, of an end piece attached to the other end of said back-piece and forming a continuation thereof and providing a chamber at that end of the back-piece, a spring strip secured within said chamber having a hook at its free end, and a depending locking member carried by the free end of the retaining-strip and extending into said chamber and adapted to be engaged by said hook.

2. In a temporary hinder, the combina tion with a back-piece, of a retaining-strip pivotally connected with the back-piece at one end, of an end piece formed of a bent plate attached to the opposite end of said back-piece and forming a continuation thereof and providing a chamber at that end of the back-piece, the upper member of said bent plate lying substantially flush with the upper face of the back-piece, a depending locking member carried by the free end of said retaining strip and extending into said chamber, and a yielding device in said chamber for engaging and holding said depending locking member.

ARTHUR M. BARRETT.

Witnesses:

MINNIE A. HUNTER, JOHN L. JACKSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

